Pediatric Cardiology NJ | Pediatric Cardiology New Jersey

The Pediatric Cardiology Program at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital is a critical resource for children throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties. With a team of board-certified pediatric cardiologists, services are tailored to the needs of children from newborns to young adults.

There are two types of heart disease in children, congenital and acquired. Congenital heart disease (also known as a congenital heart defect or CHD) is present at birth. About 36,000 children are born with a heart defect each year. It is the most common congenital condition, and affects about 9 of every 1,000 infants born each year. Today, there are about 800,000 children living with CHD in the United States. Acquired heart disease developsduring childhood, and includesconditions such as Kawasaki disease, rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis.

Specific services at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital include:

Fetal Echo Program

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center,1945 Route 33,Neptune, NJ 07753

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Pediatric Cardiology NJ | Pediatric Cardiology New Jersey